Schuyler

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Dutch surname "scholar, student"(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?), from German Schüler;[1] brought to America by seventeenth-century Dutch immigrants.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskaɪ.lɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskaɪ.lə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪlə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Schuyler

  1. An American surname from Dutch.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
  3. A female given name.
  4. A city, the county seat of Colfax County, Nebraska, United States.

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References

  1. ^ Kuiken, Kees (13 January 2014) “Schuyler, Alida (1656–1727)”, in Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon von Nederland, Huygens ING, retrieved 14 Jul. 2018.
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